Hi Guys,
Well well well who would've believed that this month would go so fast. I have not done a scrap of work in my decluttering, which really is appalling.
Shame on you, I hear you say! Well, yes, but like I have said before, LIFE has it's plans as well and loves just getting in the way of such well-intentioned ones at that.
I have been looking for a paying part-time job for some months now and have finally got that position. Luckily, it is my dream job. Due to the steep learning curve and training I will be going through, my days will be long and busy for some months to come. It is essential that I put my entire focus into this new position at the very beginning if I want my performance in carrying out this wonderful job to be of a high standard and continue well into the future, it will be head down and bottoms up. Once I 'bed' down all the huge volumn of new information into my memory banks, I wont be so tired and will find my new 'routine' that will allow me to do all my other projects, within the major one called 'Decluttering'!
My daughter has gone overseas and I did intended while she was gone to sleep in her room to work on my own bedroom, which hasn't happened! The sleeping has. But not my bedroom!
Today, I do have some time along with part of tomorrow. So all wont be a total loss. It's an opportunity that I shouldn't let go by, no matter how tired I feel. And because I have this job, I can now feel even more confident in throwing out, giving away or donating more of what is in my very small bedroom!
I do have to find out when the next hard rubbish is on and believe it is soon. Will need to organise some big burley bods to come and shift the yard rubbish onto the front nature strip and then maybe throw a snag on the BBQ at the end as a thankyou. Again, with this new job I will be able to afford to get the front and backyard into order and liveable once more. Ah, the freedom of cash flow. Kashing! I can see the dosh already flowing through my fingertips.
I am so grateful to have this job as it will now speed up my process of decluttering.
You usually find when you are working you tend to do more. Funny, but true. I will say this now and hope that in writing it here, that it will come true. But, I do foresee several areas sorted by Christmas!
There, I have said it out loud for all to see. Hmmm, now I've gone and done it. I'll have to do it now won't I? Ah, nothing like a challenge made to one self. I should take photos of the areas in mind to keep for Christmas time. Let's see if I am brave enough to post them here with the after shots after Christmas! Time will tell if the job gets done and as to how brave I am. We shall see.
I did finish Corinne Grants book about her journey with all her 'stuff''. Now that was interesting. Alot of what I had already written she had written exactly the same in areas of her publication. Now that is spooky. All 'us' people who hold onto stuff 'sound the same'. Truly spooky. It was like she had read my blog before I wrote it. But how could she... her book was already published. And I certainly had started my blog before a friend lent her copy to me. So, there is something more to this 'keeping stuff'' than most would realise.
One thing is for sure. It isn't an easy journey to travel for anyone.
Corinne's book was a very interesting read with helpful solutions. But I felt she rushed the part where she finally turned her corner to confront her 'stuff''demons. I wanted more of her banter at that particular time and place where she found herself. I felt jipped! However, I did get her point. The futility of it all. The plight of others. When you stop looking within and starting realising what is happening around you, can at times, have the desired effect that it had for her. But, I wanted more. More of just that moment. We all know how difficult this journey is on the way there. But not much about that moment when it hits you as to how to finally deal with it, once and for all time to come. I wanted to read about the new found strong emotions it took to 'get it' and the process to keep it once you 'got it'. And how you need to maintain your 'thinking and space' the way you see it in your minds eye if any! In other words, the end few chapters felt rather rushed after the leisurely way she shared her youth in detail and I felt this area could've been fleshed out some more and quite frankly deserved it. Other than that it was a good read.
Her slog after having that realisation finally dawn on you, as to how to deal with the overload, took about a year in her case, as I understood going by the book.
For me it wasn't so 'night and day' or 'black and white'.
There was a final moment, where I too also turned that corner, but I had been hovering at that corner for some time with little bits of 'moments' coming my way to finally push me to go around rather than sneak looks and turn that corner. For me it has taken more years to get there and hopefully it wont take too many years to complete the task.
Each of our journey's will vary. But as long as you keep trying to search for your own unique individual key to get there, you will get there in the end. If you continue to do just that, you will find that space that you desire in the end and keep it that way. Including, having a life and enjoying it at the same time.
Off now to work on my bedroom.
No more delays, no more excuses.
Maybe, a cuppa tea before I start! To allow me to contemplate where to begin. You know this is not to delay. You don't believe me! Well, you will just have to trust I mean what I write and write what I do... well, nearly ... mostly ... ah, bugger it ... just go do it .....
Chookas to you all
The journey continues
So till next time
TTFN from one very relieved and overjoyed Anita!
ps... oh happy dayz... oh happy dayz... now sing it out loud! OH HAPPY DAYZ...
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